Tate Harshbarger practices complex commercial litigation with an emphasis on antitrust, competition, and intellectual property litigation.
While pursuing his M.Sc. in Public Economics at Durham University in the United Kingdom, Mr. Harshbarger received the award for Best Academic Performance in his program and was honored with distinction for his dissertation on labor income elasticity.
During law school, Mr. Harshbarger served as the editor-in-chief of the UCLA Law Review. He also served as an extern for the Hon. Frances Rothschild of the California Court of Appeal for the Second District and was an extern for the Federal Trade Commission in the Bureau of Consumer Protection.
During college, Mr. Harshbarger was a walk-on running back for the Yale football team.
Experience
On the eve of trial, secured favorable settlement in excess of $300M for Match Group in historic antitrust case against Google over its illegal monopolization and other anticompetitive behavior in the distribution of mobile apps and processing of in-app purchases. (See “Epic Games Against Google on Deck After Match Settlement,” Daily Journal; “The Match-Google antitrust settlement netted the dating app maker over $300M,” TechCrunch).
Secured a complete defense verdict after trial for The Boeing Company in a trade secret, breach of contract, and tortious interference case. In addition to defeating Zunum’s claims, Boeing is entitled to $12 million from Zunum on Boeing’s cross claim. (See “Hueston Hennigan persuades US judge to reverse $72M verdict against Boeing,” Daily Journal; “Seattle judge overturns $72M jury verdict, clears Boeing in Zunum lawsuit,” Seattle Times; “Boeing Scraps Electric Jet Co.’s $72M Trade Secrets Trial Win,” Law360; “Boeing convinces US judge to overturn $72 mln trade-secrets verdict,” Reuters; “Boeing Ducks $72 Million Verdict as Judge Finds No Trade Secrets,” Bloomberg Law).
Representing the country’s largest integrated health care system in multiple cases against claims regarding the fair market value of emergency services.
Representing the country’s largest integrated health care system in a wrongful death and negligence case.
Represented Johnson & Johnson and related entities in several patent litigation matters involving medical device technologies.
Represented a trademark owner in complex litigation against Under Armour.
Represented a co-founder of a dental alignment start-up in a dispute over the proceeds from the company’s billion-dollar sale.
Represented a prominent casino in litigation brought by a director alleging claims relating to corporate governance, breaches of fiduciary duty, and audits.